Fishing California

EZFishing brings you California's most comprehensive list of fishing locations, providing interactive maps that show each location's GPS coordinates, nearby facilities (like restaurants, gas stations, marinas and fishing shops), their current and forecasted weather and, if available, their water conditions.

Registered users can rate fishing locations, post their personal/public notes and also tag them with information about fish species generally caught there as well as the most common and effective fishing techniques.

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Find any of the 13165 locations currently available in EZFishing database, to check fishing reports, maps, directions, weather and water conditions.

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Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.

California Fishing News

The California Fish Passage Forum (Forum), a recognized Fish Habitat Partnership (FHP) under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP), is seeking a part-time coordinator to work with Forum membership in advancing and .

As a young biologist in the 1970s, Peter Moyle remembers towing nets behind boats in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and catching 50 to 100 translucent, finger-length smelt in a matter of minutes. Moyle doesn't see those days coming back. "I think ...

California smallmouth bass hold our esteem and fire up our imaginations. When it comes to California bass fishing, you have a much better chance of catching a largemouth or spot on any given cast than a smallmouth. Largemouth fisheries easily outnumber ...

June 4, 2018 - Spring and early summer is the peak time for much of California’s wildlife to bear their young. With this in mind, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is asking well-intentioned members of the public to leave young ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As a young biologist in the 1970s, Peter Moyle remembers towing nets behind boats in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and catching 50 to 100 translucent, finger-length smelt in a matter of minutes. Moyle doesn't see those days coming b

Until recently, California Fish Grill was a misnomer. You might say it was really the Southern California Fish Grill, a chain of 20 fast-casual eateries based in Irvine. But the company founded in 1998 by Victor Topete has now set its sights on the ...

As a young biologist in the 1970s, Peter Moyle remembers towing nets behind boats in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and catching 50 to 100 translucent, finger-length smelt in a matter of minutes. Moyle doesn't see those days coming back. "I think ...

Giovanni DeGarimore, the proprietor of Giovanni’s Fish Market in Morro Bay, California purchased a 70 pound octopus, whom he named Fred, with the sole purpose of releasing the beautiful cephalopod back into the wild. DeGarimore, who is also an avid diver .

The California Fish and Game Commission invites interested stakeholders to join a discussion to explore what may contribute to resiliency and longterm prosperity of fishing communities in California. The discussion is part of an ongoing dialogue to help ..

A fishing vessel out of San Diego came back with 199 fish over the limit. The Red Rooster III Inc., a commercial passenger fishing vessel out of San Diego Harbor, was met by wildlife officers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife upon its ...

Giovanni's Fish Market in Morro Bay, Calif., makes its money by selling seafood, but owner Giovanni DeGarimore made news this month when he bought a 70-pound octopus — and set it free. DeGarimore told the Tribune of San Luis Obispo that he's had a change .

If you are interested in learning how to fly fish like a pro in Northern California, you’ll want to go on a guided fishing trip with The Fly Shop in Redding, California. Why should you consider a guided fishing trip? A local guide knows the river like ...

Giovanni's Fish Market in Morro Bay, California, makes its money by selling seafood, but owner Giovanni DeGarimore made news this month when he bought a live 70-pound octopus -- and set it free. DeGarimore tells The Tribune of San Luis Obispo he's had a ..

Various Days — Bat Talk and Walk at Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. Various times, 45211 County Road 32 B, Davis (95618). Each year, from June through September, the Yolo Basin Foundation offers “Bat Talk and Walk” tours. The tour begins with a 45-minute ...

Additional sections of the California coast will open up to recreational ocean salmon fishing in June. In the Klamath Management Zone, which is the area between the Oregon/California state line and Horse Mountain (40° 05’ 00” N. latitude), the season ...

Anglers age 16 and over who have a valid California Sport Fishing License may fish after noon. For more information, please contact the Gridley Recreation Department at (530) 846-3264 or Gray Lodge Wildlife Area at (530) 846-7505. Sunday, May 13 — World ..

A US vet had to travel from California to Britain to perform the surgery after the RSPCA had discovered the foal on April 25. Jamie Peyton, who flew over from the University of California in Davis, had developed the process of using fish-skin grafts to ...

Start your day with the news you need from the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up for our new Morning Report weekday newsletter. A Garden Grove man admitted Wednesday to breaking federal law by helping to smuggle Asian arowana fish, identified as the most ...

A prize-winning Arowana is seen inside a tank at a tropical and ornamental fish exhibition in Bangkok on October 8, 2016. / AFP / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA (Photo credit should read LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images) A prize-winning Arowana is seen inside a .

SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fish & Richardson San Diego-based principals Juanita Brooks and Jon Singer were named to the Daily Journal's 2018 list of "Top Intellectual Property Lawyers" in California. Both Brooks and Singer have been named to ..